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Usages of если бы
Если бы мой тренер позвал меня, я бы участвовал в соревнованиях.
If my coach invited me, I would participate in the competitions.
Если бы ты знал расписание автобусов, мы бы пришли раньше.
If you knew the bus schedule, we would have arrived earlier.
Водитель сказал, что если бы светофор не работал, движение было бы опасным.
The driver said that if the traffic light did not work, the traffic would be dangerous.
Я бы поехал на машине, если бы не было пробки.
I would go by car if there weren’t a traffic jam.
Если бы я не забыл зонтик, моя куртка не стала бы мокрой.
If I hadn’t forgotten my umbrella, my jacket wouldn’t have gotten wet.
Test yourself: What does если бы mean?
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